# Kashthakhali Village, Haldia, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Haldia, Purba Medinipur 

# Kashthakhali

Kashthakhali is a village in Haldia sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,171 people in 935 households**, the 11th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.0%.

- 4,171people (2011)
- 935households
- 88.5%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kashthakhali

Of every 100 households in Kashthakhali in 2011, 47 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kashthakhali · ■ Haldia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**12%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****30%**

**42%

Television ****14%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**20%

Own their home ****94%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kashthakhali?

■ Kashthakhali · ■ Haldia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%**

**86.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****992**

**924

Working population ****33.7%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 82.3% for women. 57% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 178 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 396 (28%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 375 (27%) · **■** Marginal 448 (32%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Haldia

- Barbajitpur4,751 people
- Iswardaha Jalpai4,640 people
- Banskhana Jalpai4,326 people
- Hadia4,240 people
- Deulpota4,160 people
- Kismat Sibramnagar4,150 people
- Basan Chak3,325 people
- Dakshin Chak3,245 people

[All 24 villages in Haldia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/haldia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kashthakhali?4,171 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kashthakhali in?Purba Medinipur district (Haldia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kashthakhali?88.5% (Census 2011)